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[ | [https://acme.com/software/mini_httpd/ mini_httpd] is a small HTTP server. Its performance is not great, but for low or medium traffic sites it's quite adequate. It implements all the basic features of an HTTP server. | ||
= Setup = | = Setup = | ||
mini_httpd package is available in the Alpine Linux repositories. To install it run: | |||
{{cmd|apk add mini_httpd}} | |||
Preparing home directory | Preparing home directory | ||
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</pre> | </pre> | ||
= Testing = | == Testing == | ||
This section is assuming that mini_httpd is running and sample html page "/www/index.html" is created. Launch a web browser and point it to your web server. You should get: | This section is assuming that mini_httpd is running and sample html page "/www/index.html" is created. Launch a web browser and point it to your web server. You should get: | ||
<pre> | <pre> | ||
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You can also test web server with curl | You can also test web server with curl | ||
{{cmd|apk add curl | {{cmd|apk add curl | ||
curl http://localhost}} | curl <nowiki>http://localhost</nowiki>}} | ||
= | == Adding to runlevel == | ||
Normally you want to start the web server when the system is launching. This is done by adding mini_httpd to the needed runlevel. | Normally you want to start the web server when the system is launching. This is done by adding mini_httpd to the needed runlevel. | ||
{{Cmd|rc-update add mini_httpd default}} | {{Cmd|rc-update add mini_httpd default}} | ||
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= mini_httpd with Haserl = | = mini_httpd with Haserl = | ||
[ | [https://haserl.sourceforge.net/ Haserl] is a small program that uses shell or Lua script to create cgi web scripts. It is intended for environments where PHP or ruby are too big. | ||
[[Mini_httpd_with_Haserl | For setting up mini_httpd with Haserl, please see article [[Mini_httpd_with_Haserl|mini_httpd with Haserl]] | ||
= mini_httpd with Haserl and Lua = | = mini_httpd with Haserl and Lua = | ||
[https://www.lua.org Lua] is a powerful, efficient, lightweight, embeddable scripting language. It supports procedural programming, object-oriented programming, functional programming, data-driven programming, and data description. | [https://haserl.sourceforge.net/ Haserl] is a small program that uses shell or Lua script to create cgi web scripts. It is intended for environments where PHP or ruby are too big. | ||
[https://www.lua.org Lua] Lua is a powerful, efficient, lightweight, embeddable scripting language. It supports procedural programming, object-oriented programming, functional programming, data-driven programming, and data description. | |||
For setting up mini_httpd with Haserl and Lua, please see article [[Mini_httpd_with_Haserl_and_Lua|mini_httpd with Haserl and Lua]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 21:42, 26 July 2023
mini_httpd is a small HTTP server. Its performance is not great, but for low or medium traffic sites it's quite adequate. It implements all the basic features of an HTTP server.
Setup
mini_httpd package is available in the Alpine Linux repositories. To install it run:
apk add mini_httpd
Preparing home directory
mkdir /www chown minihttpd /www
Before writing your configuration perhaps you may wish to backup original configuration file
mv /etc/mini_httpd/mini_httpd.conf /etc/mini_httpd/mini_httpd.conf.orig
Creating mini_httpd configuration file
vi /etc/mini_httpd/mini_httpd.conf
## do not leave empty lines in here! #host=www.example.org port=80 user=minihttpd dir=/www nochroot
Creating sample .html file
vi /www/index.html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8" />
<title>HTML5</title>
</head>
<body>
Server is online
</body>
</html>
Starting mini_httpd
rc-service mini_httpd start
* Starting mini_httpd ... [ ok ]
Testing
This section is assuming that mini_httpd is running and sample html page "/www/index.html" is created. Launch a web browser and point it to your web server. You should get:
Server is online
You can also test web server with curl
apk add curl curl http://localhost
Adding to runlevel
Normally you want to start the web server when the system is launching. This is done by adding mini_httpd to the needed runlevel.
rc-update add mini_httpd default
Now mini_httpd should start automatically when you launch your system next time. To test that run:
reboot
To make sure that mini_httpd is started run:
ps aux | grep mini_httpd
You should get something like this:
580 minihttp 0:00 /usr/sbin/mini_httpd -i /var/run/mini_httpd/mini_httpd.pid -C /etc/mini_httpd/mini_httpd.conf -l /var/log/mini_httpd/mini_httpd.log
mini_httpd with Haserl
Haserl is a small program that uses shell or Lua script to create cgi web scripts. It is intended for environments where PHP or ruby are too big.
For setting up mini_httpd with Haserl, please see article mini_httpd with Haserl
mini_httpd with Haserl and Lua
Haserl is a small program that uses shell or Lua script to create cgi web scripts. It is intended for environments where PHP or ruby are too big.
Lua Lua is a powerful, efficient, lightweight, embeddable scripting language. It supports procedural programming, object-oriented programming, functional programming, data-driven programming, and data description.
For setting up mini_httpd with Haserl and Lua, please see article mini_httpd with Haserl and Lua